The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-11
hISREPREs ENTATI0N.
4 Blow Aimed at the Appeal Recoils
Upon the other side.
J. 2. Madden "Corrects" and yudEe
DuBose Denies-The Deputy
in q Box.

- ctTcct hkut uomo"op NoVuiopp
wonders In bringing out the character
81 people. Friday afternoon q email
,crimmsge occurred at the courthouse
between County Trustee Andrew ].
Harris and jas. F. Madden. The AP.
PEAL yesterday published correct YER.
sion Of the affair, with preliminaries,
CLEANED from eye witnesses. The trial
came of yesterday morning in the
Police o urt, and the evidence intro
duced, taken from the 6cimitar, was
as follows:
Mr.. Thomss Crensh aw, deputy clerk
OF the Probate Court, who saw the
whole fracss from the first word up TO
the last blow, testified fret. He de-
scribed how Madden was leieurely
saunterine through the trustees Office,
yesterday, when Mr. Htriis reminded
him OF tina fact that the place didn't
have room for loaiere, but that Its use
was confined exc usively to transact
ing the coun,y's business. The ssun.
tefer responded by saying that he
was privileged to 20 where he
pleased. Then the trustee told him
he might bulldozs other off sials, but
o. for his office be didn't propose to
have any loupgem In Il. Madden
made snswer ssying that he'd be id
II he could be kept out. At the same
time, however, he made bis exit by
the side door. Shortly aiterward he
made bis appearance at the window
and gave Mr.. Harris 10 understand
that II he wan'ed TO 6gnt he was
ready, and wound up by cursing the
handler Of lhs peoples money. That
parsonage told the trespssser that II
he didn't 70 he would come ont and
wiring his neck Of like he would any
other puppy's. Msdden's sen0e OF
greatness was very much offended at
being called little puppy, and he
again invited the trustee out, promise
ing 10 show whether he WINS really
puppy o. not, ID offered such induce
mems in the way OF disgraceiul curse
words and epl,htts that forthwith aud
imm,d alely the irate official II us in
sulted accepted the kind offer. A few
heks were passed and then the. two
we're parted.
The Lsdgsr's account ran thus, with
The same witness; 81 was j1et leaving
the trustees ofiice when my attention
was attracted by hearing Harris say 10
Madden, who was passing througn the
OH se, that he must quit making q pass.
age way Of the flee. Madden replied
he Won d come through the tiiite
whenever he wanted TO. Mr.. Harms
told him be had heard enough cf him,
and that II he dldn's get ont he'd
knock tbs top Of Ills head "a. Mr.
Madden went of ard returned almost
immedia ey. He stood on the eide.
walk by the window aud said he didn't |
unders, and what Harris meant. Mr..
Harris told him 10 ~ away, aud Mad.
den cursed him and said: III you'll |
come ont h ne, liz put one hand be
hind m, aud Woe up ihs side walk
with you Mr.. Harris went ont and
they tangled In ,choolboy fashion.
Hards struck the first lick, | thiuk"
The above is tbs sworn testimony
oil . gentlem % whose veTacily no ore |
queetio ms, n, d IL In eubstsntia Nv the |
samo 40 Published by the APPEAL
yesterday. IL wa, also proved AZ the |
trial by the above witness and Mr..
Hancock, that Nc. Harris did not
curse Madden.
In the Ledger yesterday afternoon
sppsa the following statement from
Madden, prel.c d by that gentleman
with tbs remark that the APPkAL's &C.
count was q m representation: 81
wss psssirg through tho trustees
ofhce," he brgsn, shen Mr.. Harris
told me that " would pass through
there sgsin be would lamp on me
tolu him VI " was public Office |
would 70 through whenever 1 plta,ed,
and va ked ont. Aitofward. q. | was
passing down Poplsfatfte,, Mr. Hartis |
called me Cd d-n puppy, and | |
challenged him 10 come ont Of his |
Office, which he did. and stuck Al me,
vhefeupon l landed my hst near bis
eye WITH the usual effect. We we're
part ID. and th.t Ia real y all there was
In the matter"
The Ledger then continues:
"JuIge DuBls' was next seen with
references o. the statement In tho AP
PEAL that De hat rent ilr Madden,
and laughed At the very idea. why,
be said, Il pay no more attention 10
tuch matters than / would 10 tao billy
goats locking horns; hui | DO thibi
tina, q public M 20 shonld be open 10
the general puniic That the Jadse
never sent for Mad len, nor expressed
himself as tho AfPa,L u lied, ,hree OF
iour Iespo sihlu \. nilemon about the
courthouse VITO we're with hun at the
time the news OF the occurfeacs
reached Ills ears through Madden are
ready 10 testiiy"
Here lie the ri rencs 10 Judge Da
Bose by the ArrKAL, showing from
whom IL came.
"A few mic utss later, Ia speaking a
the sfalr 10 the or four gentlemen
" tbs couIihous', Mr.. MAIDEN eAld.
Judge DaBoee cent for me a. soon a.
he heard Of T., End told me 10 pes
through the trustees ofiice whenever
i pleased that Andrew Harris, nor
no enc Flee, he'd q Tisht &, stop me.
However, he con ibusd, Il gue,s it's |
all right now, ~ NJ. Harris eant ms
an spolosy, stating iha, he had acted |
hastily and regretted the occur.
Tne judges denial l. not and canno,
be aimed t1- APrEAL, but at the
client Of Mr.. p. NJ Winters, a. can be !
clearly teen Tns three gentlemen 10 |
whom Madden made the Iumarks |
quoted in tho ArrEAL, or those who |
heard hem, we're M.esra Thomas II.
Crenshav, Ptul 7. wright and James
=. Mabsfy. Ther acknow edged
yerAei1y hx,s n . "misrsp,esen alton"
As 70 tbs apology Of Mr.. Harris 10
Madden, no one but Madden A. d Mr..
Winters ever believed tba' part a n.
That Mr.. W ptep considered a. co reel
10 supposed for TIE reason that be
asked Mt. Ha'ri' about II later. The
writer OF Ito Ape Re acc iunt Of Tho
collision did not teisve II, and was
inclined g. d so'edit NJ .ddsn'sr,m,rE
inst Judge DaBo'o cent for Linn Tor
the purpo 1t 4
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